Game 15 : Flyers vs Bruins
Location : Edgewood Tahoe Resort | Stateline, NV
Time : 7:30 pm EST / 4:30 pm PST
TV / Radio : NBCSN – 97.5 The Fanatic
Records : PHI 8-3-3 | BOS 10-3-2
Previous Game : 2/18 PHI SOL 2-3 vs NYR | 2/18 BOS L 2-3 vs NJD
Odds : Bruins -1.5 | O/U 5.5
The one thing the Flyers must overcome tonight is the elements. Whether that be the weather, the spectacle of the game, or just being short-handed. The Flyers must overcome all of it & adapt to what they can control.
“In this league, you’ve got to learn to adapt,” Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault said. “Have to adapt to everything that’s thrown at you and not make excuses and get the job done.”
With the weather already causing their practice to be moved inside & game time to be pushed back to 7:30pm, the Flyers are already adapting. But, that is just the start.
Still without the six players on the covid list, the Flyers must overcome their absence & solve the Bruins. Something that hasn’t been easy as of late.
“I expect Boston to play extremely well, I expect us to play extremely well & extremely hard as well,” Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault said. “We know Boston is real good team. They are fully healthy. We are in a little different situation. But, we are next man up & no excuses.”
The Flyers look to rebound after their shootout loss to the Rangers on Thursday & end a 5-game losing streak to the Bruins.
“It’s different, it’s not ideal, but it is what it is,” Flyers forward Sean Couturier said. “Boston’s in the same situation as us, so it’s even playing fields. We’ll control what we can control and just show up on game time.”
Betting Guide
Last Game: 1-2 | On the season: 25-17
PHI ML +170
Sean Couturier TO SCORE +280
David Pastrnak 4.0 Shots OVER +104
Active Streaks
12 Michael Raffl – 2 Game Point & 2 Game Assist (0G-3A) | 14 Sean Couturier – 2 Game Point & 2 Game Assist (2G-2A) | 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel – 2 Game Point (1G-1A) | 86 Joel Farabee – 2 Game Point (1G-3A)
Flyers Projected Lineup
25 James van Riemsdyk – 14 Sean Couturier – 86 Joel Farabee
12 Michael Raffl – 13 Kevin Hayes – 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
82 Connor Bunnaman – 19 Nolan Patrick – 64 Maksim Sushko
55 Sam Morin – 10 Andy Andreoff – 3 Mark Friedman
9 Ivan Provorov – 5 Phil Myers
6 Travis Sanheim – 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
8 Robert Hagg – 56 Erik Gustafsson
79 Carter Hart
(37 Brian Elliott)
Scratches
61 Derrick Pouliot , 72 David Kase
Injuries
11 Travis Konecny – Unknown (2/14), Covid protocol
21 Scott Laughton – Unknown (2/12), Covid protocol
23 Oskar Lindblom – Unknown (2/12), Covid protocol
28 Claude Giroux – Unknown (2/9), Covid protocol
61 Justin Braun – Unknown (2/9), Covid protocol
93 Jake Voracek – Unknown (2/11), Covid protocol
48 Morgan Frost – Out For Season (surgery 2/4), Dislocated left shoulder (1/20)
Photo Credit : Colorado Avalanche PR
